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Driver: I wasn’t on my phone, I was eating a hash brown
Best. Defense. Ever “[The driver] says the officer thought a hash brown he was eating while driving was a cellphone. …
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Los Angeles to study $30 hourly minimum wage for Uber, Lyft drivers
A lot seems to be happening in LA recently with regards to rideshares. This is an interesting new development. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/los-angeles-to-study-30-minimum-wage-for-uber-lyft-drivers
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UK Uber drivers to stage 24 hour strike over pay and conditions [TechCrunch]
The strike already happened last week, but here's the article. "A UK union that represents the interests of Uber …
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Uber claims that fares will double in small towns if Prop 22 is rejected
Anyone on here from CA? Which way are you voting?https://www.businessinsider.com/uber-fares-double-small-cities-if-voters-reject-prop-22-2020-10
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What happened to the bikes Uber used for their bikesharing service, Jump?
I didn't realize that Uber was just scrapping all their bikes. They could have given them to low income students …
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Lyft will pay drivers in 35 cities to ditch your car for a month.
They first announced this in Juy, but it's making a splash again. It was apparently a big success? "Lyft announced …
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Uber Is in Talks to Acquire Dubai Ride Hailing Firm Careem [Bloomberg]
This rumor has been around for a few weeks, but it sounds like it's getting very serious. In case you …
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Amazon for Transportation - What Uber strives to be.
Uber is doubling down. Dara mentions they want to be the next Amazon for transportation. Recode talks about how they …
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More and more companies copying Uber's surge pricing model. MoviePass is a good example
So, companies are apparently starting to copy Uber's surge pricing to increase revenue. Remember MoviePass? The company that gave away …
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Lyft acquires Citi Bike parent company, Motivate
Expected move by Lyft (to copy Uber?) "The ride-hailing startup on Monday announced it will acquire Motivate, the largest bikeshare …
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Vows to 'delete Uber' weren't just talk: Uber loses market share to Lyft after year of scandal
#DeleteUber was no laughing matter. I think this article gives too much credit to Uber at this point. Jefferson Graham …
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Uber drivers will no longer see your exact location history!
Great news! Uber announced they will no longer give drivers full access to the previous addresses that they picked up …
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Didi Chuxing 99 API
Hi all, Does anyone know if RIDEGURU will soon incorporate 99 pricing to the website consulting? Does anyone know any …
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Uber for Steak - Crowd Cow?
Not so much on-demand steak, but you pick what you want from a single cow. https://www.crowdcow.com/
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Uber Agrees to Sell Its Operations in Southeast Asia to Competitor Grab
The rumor has now been confirmed https://thepointsguy.com/2018/03/uber-sells-southeast-asian-operations/
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Man accused of hacking his ex-girlfriends’ Lyft account to stalk/beat her
This is why these rideshare companies need to take their security seriously!! How terrifying. http://krqe.com/2018/02/25/man-accused-of-hacking-girlfriends-lyft-account-to-stalk-her/
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UK Uber drivers have to take mandatory breaks
British Uber drivers will now have to take a six-hour break after they have accepted and made trips with passengers …
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Lyft’s first international city will be Toronto, Canada [Recode]
Lyft, the $11 billion Uber rival, is beginning its international expansion. The company announced it would be launching in Toronto, …
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I got skunked by the Uber Algorithm! Is over saturation the problem or does Uber put drivers in Time Outs due to declining too many rides?
https://therideshareguy.com/skunked-by-uber/
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Nearly two-thirds of Uber customers don’t tip their drivers, study says
Not a surprise, the passengers have been programmed not to tip for seven years before it became available on the …